On the Square Today

The exercise combines elements of a rite of passage with characteristics of an endurance contest, pitting attendees against overheated (or overcooled) auditoriums, crowded lobbies, middle-aged men who dont use Flomax, and small doorways unable to accommodate large crowds.

This diversity is the reason why Kants pure reason would seem attractive for a situation like ours. But practically speaking, the Kantian approach will yield abstract moral injunctions that can be endlessly refined but dont give us an adequate way into them, a way to appropriate them for our lives.